Scott Boras, an agent who almost always takes his clients into free agency, has informed the Yankees he isn’t going to ignore a lucrative offer.

Is this the ground floor of a monstrous extension for Cano or chatter that immediately drifted into the blue sky that bathed George M. Steinbrenner Field yesterday?

“We expressed to Scott what a great Yankee [Cano] has been and we hope he continues his career here for a long time to come. We indicated to him on a very preliminary basis that we were willing to consider a significant long-term contract,’’ Steinbrenner told three reporters after the team’s workout yesterday. The talks were held before camp opened. “Nothing has happened and there is nothing to report since then.’’

Boras informed the Yankees their interest in keeping Cano in The Bronx won’t be ignored.